{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/yorkshire-dales-light-railway-order-1987/article-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/yorkshire-dales-light-railway-order-1987/article-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1088",
  "legislation_title": "The Yorkshire Dales Light Railway Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/yorkshire-dales-light-railway-order-1987",
  "path": "article/11",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Public Liability insurance",
  "text": "(1) In this article—\n“insurer” means any insurer or insurers authorised under the Insurance Companies Act 1982 or the corresponding provisions for the time being in force in Northern Ireland to carry on in Great Britain or in Northern Ireland insurance business of a relevant class or who has corresponding permission under the law of another member state of the European Economic Community;\n“policy” means a public liability policy with an insurer providing maximum cover in respect of any one accident on or occasioned by the operation of the railway of not less than £1 million.\n(2) (a) The operators shall not work the railway unless there is in force a policy in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n(b) If the operators contravene the provisions of this article they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2,000 or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine.\n(3) The adequacy of the cover provided by a policy maintained in accordance with this article shall be regularly reviewed by the operators.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1982 c. 50."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1088/article/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:25:08.850375+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}